Random Tracks

[tak22thegoat]

I had a chance to record yesterday, so I recorded some tracks. They are all improv, and it's not very good. I hope to record again some other time, but for now this is what I've got. I'm 13 years old and I've been playing for a year. I hope you enjoy 'em (which i think you wont because of the randomness of it.) Please give me some feedback, good or bad doesn't matter. Any comments are fine. I'm having trouble uploading for some reason, so I can't get all the tracks on. I have others which I will upload later. The Grooving Track is slightly swung. In the jazz track, I tried to create a musical solo, and not a buddy rich kind of solo. The idea of these tracks were to check if I was keeping good time which I think I did alright. The Samba track was a warm up for my hands and feet. The simple groove track is basically a time keeping excersize. Please leave any feedback! Thanks!

http://media.putfile.com/Grooving-66
http://media.putfile.com/DnB-35
http://media.putfile.com/Jazz-Track-1
http://media.putfile.com/Random-Solo-59
http://media.putfile.com/Samba-38
http://media.putfile.com/simple-groovin

[mosesman]

Some pretty good stuff, there. Especially having only played for one year!

I like that you are cognizant of dynamics, themes, and phrases. Keep this mindset, and mentally you'll be light-years ahead of many other beginning drummers.

One minor thing would be the balance of your kit. I don't know how you have the different channels set, but it seems like your ride and hats and awfully hot and your bass drum is really muted. The problem is either with the faders or you simply aren't playing with as much force with your right foot. Of course, playing on an electronic kit all the time can give you a distorted sense of dynamics... make sure you get on a real kit every so often to check yourself.

I noticed that during the "grooving" track, your bass notes were being sort of thrown out there, not placed in a definite musical manner. Even when you're swinging, make sure you are rhythmically precise with your ideas!

You've got a good foundation to build on... keep it up!

[tak22thegoat]

Some pretty good stuff, there. Especially having only played for one year!

I like that you are cognizant of dynamics, themes, and phrases. Keep this mindset, and mentally you'll be light-years ahead of many other beginning drummers.

One minor thing would be the balance of your kit. I don't know how you have the different channels set, but it seems like your ride and hats and awfully hot and your bass drum is really muted. The problem is either with the faders or you simply aren't playing with as much force with your right foot. Of course, playing on an electronic kit all the time can give you a distorted sense of dynamics... make sure you get on a real kit every so often to check yourself.

I noticed that during the "grooving" track, your bass notes were being sort of thrown out there, not placed in a definite musical manner. Even when you're swinging, make sure you are rhythmically precise with your ideas!

You've got a good foundation to build on... keep it up!

It is recorded on my TD-6 kit actually, and even if I put the bass levels up the highest, it doesn't make the bass bigger. When I go on my acoustic, my bass is too loud actually.
I noticed the same thing with the groove track too, I'll be sure to keep that in mind. Thanks for the comment.

BTW I added a dnb thing that has a little bonham triplet thing going on in the end, again very rusty.

[tak22thegoat]

*Added new tracks* plz comment

[tak22thegoat]

Sorry I'm being desperate for responses, but I really need to improve. Please comment good and bad about my playing so I can improve.

[tak22thegoat]

Okay, I'm going to BEG. I know its New Years but I need to make myself a set of goals so PLEASE some comment on just ONE video. They are only like 50 seconds. I apologize for being annoying, but I really need to figure out what I need to learn and fix.

[aydee]

Nice stuff, Goat! You got some nice hands, and you know what to do in the different styles you demoed..

I think what you need to work with for 2008, is a metronome. What that will do, is to clean up your playing, which is all there.
Sometimes, what we hear in our heads is grooving sweet, and you record that and go" did I just play that crap?"

I think Dave Weckl said that..

A metronome will help bridge the two.

Good luck, and happy drumming for 2008,

and of course, Happy new Year!!!

[tak22thegoat]

Nice stuff, Goat! You got some nice hands, and you know what to do in the different styles you demoed..

I think what you need to work with for 2008, is a metronome. What that will do, is to clean up your playing, which is all there.
Sometimes, what we hear in our heads is grooving sweet, and you record that and go" did I just play that crap?"

I think Dave Weckl said that..

A metronome will help bridge the two.

Good luck, and happy drumming for 2008,

and of course, Happy new Year!!!

Thanks for the reply Aydee!
I agree with 200%. Although I do practice with metronomes, I think I need to be more aware of time. The bass drum is VERY sloppy, and so are the hands. I got ideas in my heads that are decent, but cannot play it perfectly as I wish. Thanks for bringing that up!
Happy new years!

[Jon Cable]

Its good work my friend, good work. Don't be too hard on yourself; you know what you need to do to improve and that's a big part of the battle!!

[tak22thegoat]

Its good work my friend, good work. Don't be too hard on yourself; you know what you need to do to improve and that's a big part of the battle!!

Thanks for the response! I agree with you 200%!